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The Atlanta Dream will face the Washington Mystics in this WNBA opening day matchup on Friday at CareFirst Arena.

The next chapter in the Atlanta Dream’s franchise begins today, when the team goes on the road to face the Washington Mystics at CareFirst Arena.

The Washington Mystics closed out the Atlanta Dream in the final minute to earn the win on opening night. Here's how it happened.

The headline in Friday's Atlanta Journal-Constitution was three words: DREAM COME TRUE. The story centered on the Atlanta Dream's biggest addition heading into a new WNBA season: Brittney Griner. The 6-foot-9 superstar gets to make her Dream debut Friday night on the opening night of the 2025 campaign,

The Dream roster now includes 10-time All-Star Brittney Griner, three-time All-Star Brionna Jones and 2024 Sixth Player of the Year runner-up Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.

The brand and marketing initiative is themed to "empower and uplift women and girls and serve as a catalyst to further unite the city of Atlanta."

This was an exciting weekend across the WNBA, as all 13 teams kicked off the 2025 regular season. The Indiana Fever are subject to major expectations this year following the success they had in 2024 with Caitlin Clark. The revamped Fever will play their second-straight home game on Tuesday, this time hosting the Atlanta Dream.

Find out who will play and who is out in today's injury report for the Indiana Fever vs. Atlanta Dream game on May 20.